The Texans should sign Jalen Mills for veterans safety to the list. It is according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.
Houston – Texans’ secondary was stacked in the season, but after an injury to a key acquisition of the offseason and legal problems for another player, the team makes movements.
Houston would have signed Jalen Mills, a free security agent, an agreement. It was according to Adam Schefter of ESPN, who displayed that he had learned the agreement of mill agents.
The need for more secondary aid came after CJ Gardner-Johnson underwent a knee injury and security, Jimmie Ward was arrested for the second time in three months.
Mills, 31, has been in the league for nine seasons, more recently with the New York Jets In 2024. Last season, Mills played nine games, starting eight of them. He had 44 plated and interception.
As CODY NAGEL CBS SportsMills not only added to the team secondary. He also adds to the growing number of players with similar first names.
“The signature also adds to the” theme of the list “Jaylen / Jalen / Jaylin / Jaylon” of Houston “, wrote Nagel.” Mills join the security Jalen Pitre And Jaylen Reedcorner Jaylin Smithwide receiver Jaylin Noel and offensive line player Jaylon Thomas – Fortunately with different family names, sparing equipment staff and complete chaos advertisers. »»
Mills, originally from northern Texas, was drafted from LSU by the Eagles of Philadelphia. During his stay in Philly, he helped the team win the Super Bowl LII.
CJ Gardner-Johnson
As for Gardner, he was injured in training last week. He was initially feared to be a torn LCA, but the tests later showed that there was no tear. At this point, we do not know how serious the injury is.
At the beginning of March, Houston exchanged the choice of first round in 2022 Kenyon Green in Eagles in exchange for Gardner-Johnson. The agreement also included an exchange of choice of recovery 2026 – The Eagles receiving a choice of fifth round and the Texans obtaining a choice of sixth round in return.
Gardner-Johnson, security of the veterans of the game, added an experience to a secondary of the Texans who seeks to rely on his success under the head coach Demeco Ryans.
Jimmie Ward’s legal problems
Ward was arrested Thursday with a crime mandate, according to prison files in Montgomery County. Ward’s lawyer Steve Jackson told Khou 11 that Ward had violated the conditions for the obligation of his arrest on June 12 for allegedly assaulted and threatened a woman. This condition, according to Jackson, was that he was not supposed to consume alcohol.
Jackson said Ward did not know that there was an alcohol -free condition and accepted responsibility. He spent one night in prison. Ward did not play in the team’s first pre-season match.
